"Brandishing a sign which calls for the removal of the Agriculture St. dump..."

ID: 5241 ~ Source: Image courtesy of University of New Orleans microfilm collection. ~ Creator: Times Picayune, New Orleans, LA. ~ Date: December 11, 1955.

This file appears in: Local Residents Demand Closure of Agriculture Street Landfill

This file appears in: Local Residents Demand Closure of Agriculture Street Landfill

Local Residents Demand Closure of Agriculture Street Landfill

By Kathryn O'Dwyer

Throughout the 1950s, the local community suffered from horrible stenches, pest infestations, and smoke emanating from Agriculture Street Landfill (ASL). Spontaneous combustion commonly occurred at…